My Ride or Die: A Novel

A timely and hilarious millennial women's fiction novel about two friends who decide to give up their search for a perfect man and devote their lives to each other--but their careful plan soon begins to unravel with unexpected consequences.

Fall in love.

Get married.

Turn to your female friends to be truly understood.

Friends for over a decade, Amanda and Sophie decide it's time to flip the script. Why not spend their lives with each other and keep men on the side for fun, sex, and occasionally fixing things around the house?

Amanda is a lawyer who excels in her professional life but crumbles at the slightest sign of a common cold. Sophie is an aspiring artist who has lived all over the world and doesn't crumble, period. Together, they've been through it all. But when their romantic lives implode at the same time, they decide enough is enough. Enough pretending that traditional relationships work for everyone. Enough fantasizing about an old-fashioned ideal.

They decide to form an alliance: They will rely on each other and give men the secondary role that they deserve. And much to their surprise, it actually works. They fix up a run-down brownstone and create the home they've always wanted. Soon, they have love and emotional support as well as a wide variety of male "crushes" on the side. But when one of their crushes becomes something more, Amanda and Sophie must reconsider the life they've begun to build and how far they're willing to go to keep it.

In this brilliantly funny novel, Leslie Cohen asks: must friendship always be second to love? This is female friendship at its finest. Smart. Witty. And no holds barred.

"A delightful story of female friendship that will have you reaching for your phone to call your best friend."--Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author

“"Millennial fans of women's fiction will love Cohen's witty tale of friendship, love, and the surprises the universe throws our way."”

"A delightful story of female friendship that will have you reaching for your phone to call your best friend."

-- "Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author"

"An exploration of the expansiveness and constraints of female friendship."

-- "Kirkus Reviews"

"Cohen's witty buddy story...[is] enjoyable and lighthearted. This is a fun variation on the usual rom-com."

-- "Publishers Weekly"

-- "Library Journal"

Leslie Cohen was born and raised in New York. She studied fiction at Columbia University. She is the author of This Love Story Will Self-Destruct.Rachel L. Jacobs, an AudioFile Earphones and Parent's Choice Award-winning narrator, narrates books full-time. She has years of experience as a theater and musical theater actress, touring the West Coast (of the US) and China. She received a BA from Oberlin College's Theater Program and did intensive study with the American Conservatory Theatre, the National Theater Institute, and Shakespeare and Company. Versatile and emotive, Rachel breathes life into each of the characters and stories she reads. Katie Koster grew up in the town of Eastchester, New York, and attended Boston College, where she majored in theater and math. After college, Katie returned to her New York and embarked on the full-time two-year acting program at the William Esper Studio, studying the Meisner Technique under Joel Rooks and Suzanne Esper. She continued her vocal training by studying privately with Carolyn Paulus, acting in musicals, and joining a Swedish choir. More recently, she has discovered a love for improv, puppets, and Los Angeles, where she now lives.

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